Cyber Security Engineer

Parsons Corporation; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 104,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

ESOP

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible schedules

Holidays

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a motivated Cyber Security Engineer to join our Federal Solutions team, supporting the GMD program under the TN-MDSE contract. You will perform cyber engineering tasks, assist with RM, and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure security compliance.

Minimum requirements include an Active Secret Clearance, a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, and 5+ years of experience. The role offers competitive salary and benefits within our Federal Solutions group.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of related professional experience.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate technical information to senior leaders.
• Knowledge of programming languages and web technologies.
• Ability to hold technical discussions and develop engineers.

Responsibilities

• Performs cyber engineering tasks related to development, operation, and maintenance of complex systems.
• Represent customer interests in forums, TIMs, and other required meetings.
• Identify and mitigate development-related cyber/technical risks with evidence-based rationale.
• Analyze policies against Federal laws and regulations and close security gaps.
• Assist with Risk Management processes and monitoring.
• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders to execute system requirements.
• Brief technical concerns to senior leadership.

Skills

Secret Clearance

Communication

Programming

Leadership

Education

Bachelors Degree in Engineering

Job description

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for a motivated, customer-oriented Cyber Security Engineer to join our team!

In this role you will part of the Parsons' Federal Solutions team providing Systems Engineering Technical Assistance to the Ground-based Midcourse Dense (GMD) Product Office under the Teams-Next Missile Defense Systems Engineering (TN-MDSE) contract managed by the Missile Defense Agency.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Performs a variety of cyber engineering tasks related to the development, operation, and maintenance of complex technology systems.

• Support the Government Integrated Product Team by representing the interests of the Customer in working group forums, Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), and any other forums required by the customer.

• Identify, define and characterize development-related cyber and technical risks, provide the evidence-based rationale for this and recommend mitigation for informed management decisions.

• Analyze policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provide recommendations for closing security gaps.

• Assist with Risk Management (RM), to include developing, implementing, and monitoring RM processes and procedures; analyzing performance; and assessing issues.

• Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders to execute system requirements.

• Ability to identify and brief technical concerns through executive level- briefings to senior leadership.

• Assist with risk handling plans and make recommendations for technical engineering solutions to cybersecurity compliance issues.

• Research, analyze, and document the applicability and feasibility of Cyber technology/upgrades and their Cyber/Computer Network Defense impacts in support of the Weapon and/or Missile Systems.

• Assist the Program in developing artifacts to support authorization activities.

• Assist in guiding all packages through the eMASS Package Approval Chain (PAC) and ensure required technical representation is present for any signing session with the AO.

• Ensure that all artifacts and Objective Evidence in the eMASS tool meet the requirements for systems that are ready to receive a system authorization or approval.

• Identify, define and characterize development-related cyber and technical risks, provide the evidence-based rationale for this and recommend mitigation for informed management decisions.

• Monitor and evaluate engineering architectural diagrams and develop and maintain the GM Architecture Documents for future capabilities.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Active Secret Clearance

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical/scientific discipline degree related.

• 5+ years of related professional experience

• Works independently and / or leads sub-teams to analyze and resolve problems

• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate technical information to senior MDA leaders.

• Knowledge of programming languages and web based technologies.

• Ability to hold technical discussions and develop engineers

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Secret security clearance is required for this position.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what's next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $103,500.00 - $181,100.00

Benefits:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid time off
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• flexible work schedules
• holidays

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

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